News18 Evening Digest: Baba Siddique’s Shooters Received Pistol Via Prepaid Courier, Say Sources & Other Top Stories – News18

In today’s evening digest, News18 brings latest updates on Baba Siddique’s Murder In Mumbai, BKU Chief Charuni Claims Farmers Created ‘Favourable Atmosphere’ For Congress In Haryana, and other top stories.

Baba Siddique’s Shooters Received Pistol Via Prepaid Courier, Met Each Other In Punjab Jail: Sources

The pistol used to shoot former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique was sent to the accused through a prepaid courier service, sources revealed on Sunday. They said that the attack, initially planned for Ganeshotsav, was postponed despite previous attempts on Siddique’s life. Read More

Did Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Claim Responsibility For Baba Siddique’s Murder? Social Media Post Goes Viral

Was Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique’s shootout the work of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi? While an unverified post claiming the responsibility over Siddique’s links with actor Salman Khan has gone viral, police said they are verifying the claim. “We have seen the viral social media post. We are verifying the authenticity and context,” said top sources in the Mumbai Police. Read More

BKU Chief Charuni Claims Farmers Created ‘Favourable Atmosphere’ For Congress In Haryana; BJP Reacts

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni on Sunday said that farmers created a “favourable atmosphere” for the Congress in Haryana, the party, however, failed to capitalise on it. Charuni, who is also the founder of the Sanyukt Sangharsh Party, while speaking to news agency IANS held former Haryana chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda responsible for the party’s poor electoral performance in the recently-concluded elections. Read More

‘Big Project’: Hamas Planned An Assault Deadlier Than October 7 And Sought Help From Iran, Hezbollah

Hamas had planned a far deadlier assault than the October 7 attack on Israel, which it delayed to seek help from Iran and Hezbollah, according to documents obtained by US media outlets. The Palestinian group had originally planned the assault before 2023 but postponed it to coordinate with these allies, according to The New York Times. Read More

Sanju Samson Reveals Clear Message From Gautam Gambhir & SKY: ‘Was Doubtful After a Couple of Ducks in Sri Lanka But…’

Sanju Samson ignited the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday, smashing his maiden T20I century against Bangladesh. The Kerala wicketkeeper-batter, who debuted internationally in 2015, finally had his moment in the sun, achieving the fastest century for Team India in the format. His blistering 111 runs off just 47 balls, studded with 11 fours and 8 sixes (including six in a single over), propelled India to a mammoth 297 runs – their highest T20I score and the second-highest in the format’s history. Read More

Alia Bhatt Says She Wanted To ‘Prove Herself’, Convinced Udta Punjab Director To Cast Her: ‘He Wasn’t Sure’

Alia Bhatt is one such actress who has created a special place in the hearts of fans through her powerful acting skills. She has proved herself in films like Highway but Abhishek Chaubey’s Udta Punjab changed the game for her. Alia was seen in a role that was completely different from what she had been doing. In an old video clip, the Jigra actress revealed that she had to convince Udta Punjab’s director as he was not sure about her. Read More